Here are some interesting words of wisdom from Gerald G. May, MD in his book "The Awakened Heart".
/"Love pervades our existence in an endless procession of actions, thoughts and feelings. It is present in any desire, in all feelings of attraction, in all caring and connectedness. It embraces us in precious moments of immediate presence. It is also present whenver we experience loneliness, loss, grief, and rejection. We may say such feelings of bereavement come from the absence of love, but in fact they are signs of our loving; they express how much we care. We grieve according to how much of ourselves we have already given; we yearn according to how much we would give, if only we could.
We would like to experience the joy and energy of love without being vulnerable to its pain, but there is no way to do that. To love is to care, to care is to give ouselves, and giving ourselves means being willing to be hurt.
Precious moments of presence come more frequently, and it called communion. Falling in love has two; being in love has one. Falling in love temporarily fills a space, a capacity, within us, but being in love opens that space into infinity."
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"We grieve according to how much of ourselves we have already given; we yearn according to how much we would give, if only we could.Falling in love temporarily fills a space, a capacity, within us, but being in love opens that space into infinity."
big sigh. The 10 year old sits beside me as I type this, going through old airline bags to find goodies, toothbrushes, floss etc. I know these words are true, I know they are how I want to be, I know I get scared, Thanks for the reminder.
Anj
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